WORLD (PT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

1:00 pm

Lewis and Clark: Crossing The Centuries
Actor George Kennedy narrates this special, which follows the Lewis and Clark route from St. Louis, Missouri, to Oregon's coast. The production looks at changes 200 years have brought and visits some places barely altered. Also examined are the effects of the trek on Native Americans and their place in history and today's world. Historians provide their perspectives on the expedition.G

2:00 pm

To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
Women? the coveted voting bloc: From waitress moms to the debates about womens health and incendiary comments like GOP Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock's saying pregnancy was something that "God intended" even if produced by rape? we head into the last days before the Presidential election. European Parliament decries "men only" policy: Members of the European Parliament rejected a male candidate for a position at the European Central Bank because he was a man. Is this gender discrimination? Kathleen Turner on Her New Role: Interview with the actress as she dabbles in art and politics in her new play, "Red Hot Patriot. D

Moyers & Company"What Did The Debates Tell Us?"
Four debates have come and gone, and in the aftermath of the pomp, points, and politics, what have we learned? And how has democracy been served? On this week's Moyers & Company (check local listings), two of the country's most astute political media observers -- Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Marty Kaplan -- join Bill to weigh in on the rhetoric and realities of two campaigns now in the home stretch, looking to make their cases by any means affordable. Jamieson is director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania and the driving force behind the acclaimed online watchdog FactCheck.org. D

5:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Chasing The Light"
Some of Idaho's professional landscape photographers share their secrets for positioning themselves to capture a special scene in a photograph, often waiting hours, even days, for the natural lighting they seek to preserve. OUTDOOR IDAHO travels with them to locations that encapsulate Idaho's treasured scenery.G

5:30 pm

Dialogue"Naomi Shihab Nye: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"
The Palestinian-American poet, essayist, novelist and teacher talks with host Marcia Franklin. In her writing, she is inspired by her experiences as an Arab-American, as well as the richness and diversity of people and places she has encountered in the U.S. and abroad.G

6:00 pm

Need to Know
MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. This week, Need to Know's Rick Carr reports on controversial changes to election rules in the battleground state of Florida- will they root out voter fraud or keep legitimate voters from the polls? Also, a conversation with James Carter, the man behind the infamous '47'%' video, who, like other amateur opposition researchers, is harnessing the power of the internet to upend campaigns. And from our "American Voices" series, comedian Dean Obeidallah on one group of voters that no one seems to be courting. D

Echoes of a Bitter Crossing: Lewis & Clark In Idaho
The two months the Lewis and Clark expediiton spent in Idaho on the way to the Pacific Ocean are the focus of this IdahoPTV production. National experts gather on the trail to discuss the expedition and locate sites the explorers visited. A reenactment on the Bitterroot part of the trail and a dugout canoe trip on the Clearwater River recall historic atmosphere.G

8:00 pm

Lewis and Clark: Crossing The Centuries
Actor George Kennedy narrates this special, which follows the Lewis and Clark route from St. Louis, Missouri, to Oregon's coast. The production looks at changes 200 years have brought and visits some places barely altered. Also examined are the effects of the trek on Native Americans and their place in history and today's world. Historians provide their perspectives on the expedition.G

9:00 pm

Moyers & Company"What Did The Debates Tell Us?"
Four debates have come and gone, and in the aftermath of the pomp, points, and politics, what have we learned? And how has democracy been served? On this week's Moyers & Company (check local listings), two of the country's most astute political media observers -- Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Marty Kaplan -- join Bill to weigh in on the rhetoric and realities of two campaigns now in the home stretch, looking to make their cases by any means affordable. Jamieson is director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania and the driving force behind the acclaimed online watchdog FactCheck.org. D

Need to Know
MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. This week, Need to Know's Rick Carr reports on controversial changes to election rules in the battleground state of Florida- will they root out voter fraud or keep legitimate voters from the polls? Also, a conversation with James Carter, the man behind the infamous '47'%' video, who, like other amateur opposition researchers, is harnessing the power of the internet to upend campaigns. And from our "American Voices" series, comedian Dean Obeidallah on one group of voters that no one seems to be courting. D